Recombinant alpha-interferon may be efficacious in acute hepatitis B.
Whereas, in chronic type B hepatitis, the therapeutic effect of alpha-interferon has been studied extensively, data on the effect of interferon on the course and prognosis of acute hepatitis B are scarce in the literature. We report a case of acute type B hepatitis complicated by life-threatening extrahepatic manifestations where recombinant alpha-interferon facilitated clinical, biochemical, and serological recovery.
Halevy
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine E, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Achiron
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A
Spiegel
D
D
Nili
M
M
Luboshits
J
J
Yerushalmi
Y
Y
Theodor
E
E
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013997:Time Factors
D007370:Interferon Type I; D011994:Recombinant Proteins